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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05

ington, and limiting the placing OF
letter boxes at public places, build
lngs and railroad stations) were concurred
In. In the fourth amendment (the propo-
sition appropriating 100000 to enable
the postmaster-general to contract for the
carrying OF foreign mails on American yes.
vels to Central and South America) nom
concurrence was recommended. Mr.. Bur
rows (Mich.) moved that the House concur
IN the Senate amendment. Lost.-yeas,
l3O; nays, It7. The amendment was then
non-concurred in and a conference Was or
deIed.
FRIDAY, Feb. 25.-The House, under sus-
pension of the rules, passed the bill to pro.
vide for agricultural experiment stations.
The Senate amendments to the bill estab-
fishing a department of agriculture were
non-concurred In, and a conference asked
On motion OF Mr.. Belmont (N.Y J the House
insisted on its amendments to the Sen
ate retaliation bill; and Messrs. Belmont
Clements and Rice were appointed conierees.
c. H. Page, recently elected representative
from the Second Congressional District OF
Rhode Island, appeared at the bar OF the
House and took the oath of office. Mr..
Townshend submitted the conference re-
port on the invalid pensions appr pria
ton bill, and it WAS agreed to.
SATURDAY, Feb. 26.-The Senate amend.
ments to the river and harbor appropria-
ton bill we're non-concurred in. The con-
ference report on the bill to provide for a
branch soldiers home west OF the Rocky
Mountains, was agreed to. The naval
academy bill was taken up but no action
was taken. An evening session was held,
lasting till midnight for the discussion OF
that was accomplished was the reading OF
the bill.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05

CURED by law, shall be guilty OF misde-
meanor and on conviction thereof shall be
lined $40 Tor the first offense and $100 for
each subsequent offense. Any person or
persons, body corporate, official or officials,
who shall erect or cause to be erected anv
building named in this act without provid.
ing the nre escapes and outward swinging
doors, or who shall neglect to provide the
same as required by law shall be guilty OF
mlsdemeanor and upon conviction there
OF shall be fined $10O.l
MADISON, Feb. 23.-several petitions
were present d, praying for suffrage for
women and protesting against any change
In the contract prison labor system. The
bill was passed empowering James Quail to
improve Squaw Creek, in Lincoln Coun-
tty, 1or logging purposes, and Assem-
bly, bills were concurred in as fol-
lows: TO allow the city OF Milwaukee
to purchase horses and feed for the fire de.
partment; providing for additional en-
ployes OF the legislature; providing for the
purchase oil 1900 railroad maps by the
state. The bill providing for the purchase
by the state of a certain number of copies
OF Moses M Strcng's Territorial History
OF Wisconsin was indefinitely postponed
MADISON, Feb. 24.-Remonstrances were
presented against any change in the pres.
ent system OF contract convict labor; also
petition opposing the creation OF the
county oil Rusk, and in favor OF counties
enjoying the privilege OF voting on local op.
tion by counties. Bills were passed: Au.
thorizing c. T. Hammond and others to
erect and maintain dam across the Tom
ahavk River, in Lincoln County; to au-
thOr1ze not less than twenty five persons
oil any city, village or town, owning prop
erty valued at not less than S25 900, to
organize Tor mutual insurance purposes.
MADISON, Feb. 25.-Bills were passed:
Amending the charter OF the city of Merrill
so IS to provide for the election of seven
school commissioners, instead OF the ap.
pointme1t of five, as heretofore, as well as
other changes; amending the charter of the
city OF Neenah. The following bills were
indefinitely postponed To detach certain
territory nom Oneida County and attach
the same to Lincoln County; to provide
for the appointment OF clerk in probate
for the county court for Dane
County; relating to the limitation OF
actions; relating to lumber inspection dis.
trict No. 10; relating to the foreclosure of
chattel mortgages; prohibiting druggists
from selling Intoxicating liquor of any kind
unless on the written order OF a physician
that it is actually needed for medicinal
purposes; authorizing the purchase for the
State Historical Society OF the Payson
archaeological collection exempting from
taxation certain kinds of wagons; approp-
Rating $50, 900 to,Geo. Wilson, wrongfully
impris soned at Waupun for twenty years;
authorizing the purchase of the w. t. Hen
ry mineralogicaI collection for the State
University, for 50 ,000.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05
y In one week John Weber, OF Forest.
vile, bagged eleven wild cats. His
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| In one week John Weber, OF Forest
vile, bagged eleven wild cats. His
bounty amounted to $66.
SOME weeks ago Claude Griffith was
arrested at La Crosse for slugeing and
robbing storekeeper named Weiss,
at Victory, Vernon County, OF $3.50.
He had $45 and had spent around
town as much more, while $40 was
found IN his mothers house. His ex.
animation lasted four days, but the
money could not be identified and
Griffith was discharged. Within the
past few days man had been found
who marked several bills paid Weiss,
and these marked bills were among
the money taken from Griffith. He
has been rearrested
CAPT. SETH p. FELLOWS, formerly
of Milwaukee, died IN September last
on board the ship Glendon, seven
days out OF Liverpool, on his way to
Calcutta. He left Wisconsin twenty
five years ago to enter upon a seafar-
ing life, in which he has since passed
most of his time, his home OF late
years being at Birkenhead, Eng,
where he leaves a wife and adopted
daughter.
THE Milwaukee & Northern Rail-
road has filed amended articles OF
Incorporation increasing the capital
stock from $2,5OO,OO0 to $S,OOO,-
600.
THE following new stations have
been established on the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Northern Railroad in Wis
consin: East Winona, Wis, with r.
M. j. Glynn as agent; Grand Crossing,
Wis, with 8. f. Dana as agent. Grand
Crossing is three miles north OF La
Crosse.
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From the New York Sun.

From the New YORK Sun.
One OF the reasons why silver COINS
are defaced with Initials and names
are written on so many bank notes is
that people want to find out whether
the particular coin or bill will ever
come back into their possession after
once more getting into general circula-
ton 1t is an interesting experiment.
A Sun reporter tried it, with a curious
result. One evening in 1884 he wrote
the three initials OF friend g name on
q 81 bank note in the presence OF the
friend. One day recently the friend
went to coal Office to pay for some
coal, and got three 81 bills in change
for the $40 rendered the dealer. The
customer stared at one of the bills in
surprise.
"Wby, what's the matter" ex-
claimed the dealer. "It's good, isn't
it?"
"Yes, it's good" replied the custo-
mer; "but the curious thing about it
is that it is identically the same bank
note that my initials were written on
three years ago, and here it is back
again. There are the initials IN the
corner"
The bank note is now safely locked
up as q souvenir.
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4 boy named Phillips was killed at
Carbon, Pa, or the Goth, by the ex-
plosion of a boiler at the shaft of the
Coal Bluff Mining Company.

4 boy named Phillips was killed at
Carbon, Pa, on the Goth, by the ex-
plosion of boiler at the shaft of the
Coal Bluff Mining Company.
Cardinal Jacobini, papal secretary
OF state, died at Rome, on the 26th,
OF rheumatic gout. He was 52 years
OF age.
The Mariposa rice mill, at New Or
leans, burned on the 9th. Loss,
$35, 900.
The large six-story warehouse of
Darby & Co., candy manufacturers,
Baltimore, was destroyed by fire on
the 25th. Damage to building and
stock 100000; covered by insurance.
The bill changing the name of st.
John County to Logan County has
passed the Kansas Legislature and
received the governors signature. The
county was first named for the Prohi-
bitionist leader.
A. S. Brunswick, the youth who or
ganized the New York messenger boys
into the Victory Association, has been
arrested on a charge OF conspiracy to
instigate strike, and held in $500
bonds to answer.
Richard Reabecker some years ago
took out naturalization papers at
Shelbyville, Ill. On returning to Ger
many to secure an estate which he in
herited, he was arrested for having
evaded military duty.
Fire at Nebraska City, Neb., on the
Oath, destroyed the Masonic, and Odd
Fellows block and Hawkes. grocery.
Loss 100000. Several iremen were
injured by falling walls.
Gen. Thomas w. Egan died at the
Chambers Street Hospital, New York,
on the Oath, OF epilepsy.
French and German government
agents are visiting all the fairs in the
north of England, making large pur-
chases of horses suitable for military
purposes.
Mrs. Christina Frey was crossing the
Michigan Central bridge three miles
west of Ann Arbor, Mich, on the
Oath, carrying q 3-year-old child,
when the Grand Rapids express struck
them, killing both instantly.
At Bangor, Me-, on the 22d, Fred.
George went to the house where his
wife was stopping, and shot her and
himself, both fatally.
St. Paul and Minneapolis are now
fighting over the possession of the
state capitol. The former city re-
fused to accept the proposition to
locate the capitol midway between
the two cities, and now Minneapolis
offers to erect a state house within
her limits at a cost of 100000.
Rev. Charles W. Ward, rector of st.
Pauls Episcopal Church, Englewood,
n. j., on the 22d, attempted to shoot
his 5year-old son and then shot him
self, but not fatally. He also wounded
his wife.
The building known as the Criterion
Flats, on kinzie Street, Chicago, was
almost totally destroyed by fire on
the 21st. Thirteen families lose near
ly everything. Although the fire oc-
Cured in the night, strangely enough
no one was injured, and even a large
number of horses quartered in the
basement were rescued though with
much difficulty. The losses aggregate
$4,000
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HFS.H4RCK'S n1.TOKITl

His Adherents in the New Reichstag Out
number His Opponents.
All the first results OF the elections
are now known. Taking uncontested
cases and forecasting supplemental
contests as carefully as possible, the
combined opposition groups in the
new Reichstag areplaced at TT votes
al told, while the governments sup
porters are estimated at 22O. The Ma
tionel Zeitung says the Septennate bill
is safe even without the assistance OF
theCenter party. The Conservative and
National Liberal majority in the new
Reichstag is now undisputed, although
their numerical strength is not yet fin
ally ascertained. The majority will in
augurate rev ere devoted to the
work Of consolidating and developing
the empire, for the members OF these
two parties-Conservative and Ma
tional Liberal-will act together as
formerly and endeavor to remedy the
errors OF the past decade. The Tag
blatt says: ''The majority declared
against US. We bow to the verdict OF
the national will, but we shall contin-
ue to uphold cur party principles"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05

1L.HSHOTSE HDRRORS.

A Disgusting State of Affairs Brought to
Light in "a Virginia Poorhouse.
A startling sensation comes from
Amherst Courthouse, a town near
Lynchburg, Va, concerning the horri-
bic condition of the county poorhouse,
as developed upon investigation by
the grand jury. The female inmates
complained OF treatment too appall-
ing to be described and abuse from
Snpt. Sidney M. Dawson, which it is
hardly possible to believe The poor
women were almost naked, and one
was discovered in a cold room without
fire, wearing only an old calico wrap
per. Vermln and filth were found in
every department. The county au-
tborities furnish the superintendent
with bed clothing for the use of pau.
pers. But the grand jury found only
five blankets and all of them were in
possession OF q mulatto woman, a
favorite OF the superintendent. 1t was
also discovered that nameless crimes
were Systematically carried on to such
an extent that it was dangerous for
respectable dependents to be sent
there. The grand Jury, diseusted, re-
ported the facts to the court, recon-.
mending the removal of the superin-
tendent and his arrest, which the
court ordered Immediately.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05
DE LESSEPS' TIEUS.

The Nicaragua Enterprise and the Pan
anna Canal Company.
The London Standards Paris cor
respondent says that in an inter
view NJ. De Lesseps declared that
he mad learned with pleasure Of the
formation of the Nicaragua Company,
which he said, would improve the
prospects of the Panama Canal Com
pany. The Nicaragua enterprise,
being fresh water canal,
would be useful as q means of
irrigating and fertilizing the country.
M. De Lesseps secuted the idea that
the Nicaragua enterprise could be used
for inter-oceanic traffic, as owing to
endless locks increasing the time of
transit, vessels would prefer CO.
ing round Cape Horn. Re-
ferring to the Panama Canal, he said
the only point of anxiety was the rocky
culebra, although he was fairly con-
vinced that the contract would be
finished within thespecified time. The
work would soon be pushed day and
night, lighting the culebra by means of
electric lights. The directors of the
company anticipate that the work &C.
complished in 1887 will be double that
done in 1886.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05
CHTC4GO'S BOODLE GANG.
A Groceryman Confesses That He Had
Pay the Commissioners Commissions.

A Groceryman Confesses That He Had to
Pay the Commissioners Commissions.
Elisha A. Robinson, the egroceryman
who has been selling goods to the
Cook County institutions for some
years past at very handsome mar
gin above market prices, has made a
confession at Chicago, detailing his
dealings with the county board. He
has disclosed the whole truth, it is
said. to the lawyers investigating The
county steals and given the names OF
the commissioners who profted by his
extravagant charges. At first he had
only made presents. Then the pres
ents had been demanded as right,
and finally commissions" exacted.
These commissions" were for time
fixed at 10 per cent, but last year
this was raised to 12l2 per cent. OF
each bill. This he paid over to par
ties whose names he gave, and, finally,
by agreement, furnished q statement
of the days, dates and amounts, with
tho names of the officials TO whom the
several sums were paid. Some OF
these sums we're as high as 5000 paid
OF one time. Others were for 5000,
$500 and larger or smaller amounts,
in the aggregate reaching well into the
thousands,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05
MINOR VIEWS NOTES.

While party ofeight boys were out
hunting muskrats near Easton, Pa,
on the 26th, they were overtaken on
the railroad by a coal train, and in
avoldlngit the whole party were run
down by a apassenger train going in the
opposite direction. Six of the BOYS
were killed.
The 26th was q bad day for
politicians. Carl Shurz, while walk
ing along Sixth Avenue, slipped
on the ice and injured his
left hip so as to place him under
the doctors care for month at least.
On the same day Gen. B. +. Butler
clipped at, Philadelphia. dislnrating q
shoulder
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05
THE UNION LABOR PARTf.
1t Selects National Executive Com
mittee and Adjourns.

1t Selects a National Executive Com
mittee and Adjourns.
The Union Labor convention at Gin
cinnati selected the following national
executive committee: Alabama, J. j.
Woodall; California, R. E. Davis; Da-
kota Territory, j. o. Dean; Illinois, j.
B. Clark; Indiana, Thomas Gruelle;
Iowa, w. II. Babb; Indian Territory,
M. n. Lovin; Kansas, w. D. Vincent;
Kentucky, l.. A. Wood; Maryland,
Charles A. Mettie; Massachu.
sets, M. Johnston; Missouri,
J. Nolan, Nebraska, E. Hull;
New Hampshire, George Carpenter;
New Jersey, w. D. Dubois; New York,
j. l. Hoyt; North Carolina, j. R.
Winston; Ohio, Charles Jenkins; Ore
gon, f. w. Pike; Pennsylvania, John
p. Zane; Rhode Island, Holmes W.
Merton; Tennessee, J. r. Mills; Texas,
Capt. Sam Evans; West Virginia, j.
K Thompson; Washington Territory,
George N. Smith.
When the National Executive Com.
mittee was being selected, Col. Wins
ton, of South Carolina, said his dele
cation and that of Mississippi and
Arkansas could not name members
unless the convention would relegate
to the states the adoption or
rejection of certain parts OF the
platform. His desire was to make
the sections OF the platform relating
to land, transportation, money, labor,
income tax and Chinese labor the ma
tional platform and allow the differ
ent states to adopt or reject the other
sections as they chose. His plan was
adopted by the convention, thus re.
lievlng the Southern states from being
committed to woman suffrage, which
they had fought unsuccessfully hither-
to. The convention elected Thomas
NJ Gruell, OF Indiana, chairman of the
national committee; /. F. Mcdonald,
of Springfield, o., secretary, and
President Streator, OF Illinois, treas
urer. Adjourned sine die.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05
DOHINE y ELECTIONS.

So Far as the Returns Have been Received
the Conservatives Have "a Lead of "a.
The Dominion election returns re-
ceived up to the 23d, show the election
of no conservatives, S6 Liberals and
4 Independents. Thereturns by prov
inces are as follows: Ontario, so
Conservatives, 80 Liberals Quebec,
81 Conservatives, % Liberals, 3 Inde-
pendents; Nova Scotia, Ia Conserva-
tives, 7 Liberals; New Brunswick, 8
Conservatives, Liberals; Prince Ed
ward Island, 2 Conservatives, 4 Lib
erals; Manitoba, Conservatives, l
Liberal; British Columbia, l Liberal.
Eleven constituencies are yet to be
heard from. They will be about equal
ly distributed,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05

COUNTRY bride lin dry-goods store)
i want to look at some summer
silks. Cerk-Yes, ma'am. We have
them in all shades-elephant g breath.
London smoke, terrapin's memory,
Browning's muse, animal fat, shrimp
pink, onion gin, pug's nose, copper red
all the latest styles, ma'am, and
warranted to wash. Country bride
0, don't want anythin' fancy. Show
me plain red an yaller plaid.-New
York Sun.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05
THE TERnOST DISASTER.
Result of the Investigation by the Boar
of Railroad Commissioners.

Result OF the Investigation by the Board
of Railroad Commissioners.
The board Of railroad commission
ers have made public their report on
the recent Vermont Central disaster.
Tney fix the number OF passengers on
the train at seventy-seven and the
train hands and mail and express
messenger at twelve, or elghty-nine in
all. They give list OF the killed and
wounded which does not differ from
that already givenin in these dispatches.
They find that the accident was
caused by broken rail which caused
the sleeper Pilgrim" to leave the
track, AMI hey recommend the use of
electricity with which to heat and
light the cars.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05
MICHEGAN LTMBER.

A Comparative Statement of the Product
ofthe Mills Of the State for 1886.
The East Saginaw Courier publishes
g. detailed statement OF the lumber
and shingle product of Michigan mills
during 1886, with comparisons. The
total lumber product was 1884 Ill.,
175 feet; shingles, 2,9S9,124,22O.
The lumber product exceeds that of
1885 by 4O5. 900 feet, and the
shingle product exceeds that OF 1885
by Ala, ,448, 900. At the close OF the
manufacturing season there was on
hand 1854, ,1O1, ,OCO feet OF lumber
and 2S3, ,S3S,O0 .1ingles.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05
THE OFFICIAL FIGURES.

Complexion of the New German Reicbs-
tag So Far as Decided
The official returns show the election
of rs Conservatives, "a Imperialists,
"a National Liberals, 90 Centerists,
IA New German Liberals, 8 Socialists,
15 Alsatians, 13 Poles, 2 Guelphites,
l Dane and others whose views are
as yet unknown. Sixty-one supple
mentary ballots are necessary. The
idea is gaining ground that the en-
hanced strength OF the National Liber-
ais will lead to a rupture OF the Ma
tional Liberal and Conservative coali-
ton alter the passage by the Reichstag
OF the Septennate bill.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05
LOG4S.S BURIAL PLACE.

Mrs. Logan Selects Site at South Park,
Chicago.
Mrs. Logan has selected the center
OF the circle OF the north end OF South
Park, Chicago, for a burial place OF
herself and Gen. Logan and site for
the monument to Gen. Logan.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05
BELATEU.
Bx MARY L. GOODRICH.

The moon YET fingers, though the day
Beholds the golden sun appear;
And pallid is the pearly ray
Descending from her wraith-like sphere
AS some fair revcler that late
Returns in mornings chill first hours
The ball room from In faded state
OF weary limbs and dropping flowers.
The queen OF night so languid seems
After the starry dance is done:
So seems to muse in tender dreams
Unconscious of the risen sun.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05

BOARDS OF Health endorse Red Star
Cough Cure as speedy and sure
remedy for coughs and colds. scien.
fists pronounce it entirely vegetable
and free from opiates. Price, twenty.
FIVE cents bottle.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05
THE EARTH'S UPHEAVAL.

Continuous Shocks in Italy and South
eastern France-2,OOO People Be-
leved to BE kiIled-Great Panic IN
the Afflicted Districts-Great Damage
to Property.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05

THE late Lord Iddesleigh was an ad-
mirable story teller and had a won.
derful store of Devonshire tales at his
command.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05
BoDuY pains are instantly

BODILY pains are instantly relieved
by the use of st. Jacobs Oil. DR.. R.
Butler, Master of Arts, Cambridge
University, England, says, sit acts
like magic.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05

CHARLEMAGNE, at very advanced
age, acquired the art OF writing. an
unusual accomplishment, except
among churchmen, in those days.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-03-05

Ii is the spur OF the moment that
makes time fly.-New Orleans Plea.
Telegram-herald., 1887-01-28

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